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One of the parts frequently swapped out or upgraded by Savage rifle owners is the bolt handle. The reasons for this vary, but the vast majority replace their stock bolt handle with one that is longer that offers more surface area to grip and provides more leverage when lifting the bolt
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In recent years Savage Arms has created a lot of confusion for their customers by offering two different detachable box magazine (DBM) systems on their 110-series rifles. The two styles are the Axis style and the Premium style, and the following video covers the differences between the two.
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One question we see quite often on the forum is from those new to Savage rifles who are confused about the differences between centerfeed and stagger-feed magazines. The following video outlines the differences in the two and how to easily identify which type of magazine your rifle has.
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The Savage MSR10's feature an adjustable gas block that lets you customize the rifle to your specific ammunition and even shooting stance for flawless cycling. Here's a quick video from the Savage Accuracy YouTube channel featuring Patrick Kelley explaining gas system components and operation as well as detailing how to tune-in your gas system for optimal operation with your preferred load.
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Savage Arms has made a number of changes to bolt release location, factory stocks, trigger guards and bottom Drop Box Magazine (DBM) parts over the last few years. New Savage owners soon discover the factory synthetic stock, trigger guard and bottom parts found on entry level Savage models are cheap, flimsy and often limit accuracy potential.
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Over the years Savage Arms has used four different twist rates on their firearms chambered for the .223 Remington cartridge. This is primarily due to the increase in bullet weights being used by the U.S. Military and NATO ammunition, and as the bullet weights went up the twist rate had to increase accordingly to ensure bullet stabilization. Savage has used 1-7", 1-9", 1-12" and 1-14" twist rates for rifles chambered in .223.
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The following is a list of all the different parts with their individual part numbers for all three versions of the AccuTrigger. Each individual part is represented by a diagram ID number, part description, part number and the current price (as of this writing).
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Every week there seems to be more questions pertaining to what fits in which action and what bolt face to use. We've decided to make a list of common calibers with lengths and head diameters to give a quick reference to follow. Data came from several sources, so feel free to correct me and add any I missed.
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All the threads on the forum requesting the date of manufacture are getting a little out of hand and thus we (the staff) have come to the conclusion that we will no longer be dating any rifles with a serial number beginning with a letter. This is because these guns aren't that old and the letter prefix itself will give you a relative idea of when the rifle was manufactured. The "dating" service is intended more for dating and documenting the older collectable guns that are no longer in production and were made prior to 1968.
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The following summary of information has been compiled to help give those new to Savage rifles a quick education on the basic history and design changes that have occurred over the years. This information should help answer many of the questions you may have regarding a rifle you recently purchased or are currently looking at purchasing in terms of when it was made, what the numbers/letters mean, etc.
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